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Let me get this straight: a mouse can make a map of his brain and I can't even remember where I left the remote for the TV????!!!!?? [OO] LOOKING FOR RADIOS! Ken Becker [log in to unmask] On Fri, 27 Dec 1996, E. Jack Savely wrote: > I belong to a news service which permits you to select the > type of news you wish to review. In todays brief message > the following was provided. Help is coming our way from many > fronts but we need to keep the pressure on our congress > persons. > > So that I don't upset David about advertising, please > understand that I am NOT advertising anything and I don't > think John Walker is either...I understand that not all of > us have access to the Internet except for EMail but for those > who can access the WEB, John's contributions provide a lot > of research information for the most reasonable price around > .......nothing. > > Anyway, the site to subscribe to for the news service is.... > http://www.merc.com/ > and it is also free. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Science and Medicine > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *** MIT researchers clarify way brain makes maps > > Researchers said Thursday they had identified one of the genes that > help a mouse's brain build mental maps and confirmed the location in > the brain where that work is done. The Massachusetts Institute of > Technology scientists said their finding could be useful one day in > treating such diseases as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's. > It also appears to confirm a 47-year-old theory that memories are made > by strengthening the chemical connections between individual brain > cells. For the full text story, see > http://www.merc.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=903818-a5f > > > > Best Wishes......Jack > > > > > *********************************************************** > E. Jack Savely [log in to unmask] Topeka, Kansas > CG - Jeannette 58 - 20 Starliter on Chat > *********************************************************** > KANSAS - 'THE WHEAT STATE' HOME OF THE SUNFLOWER AND 'TOTO' > Ad Astra per Aspera - 'To the Stars through Difficulty' > *********************************************************** >